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It has become a trend for company’s to do a background check before hiring a new employee. This way of acting is common in the USA but rarely used in France. However, some companies ask for a police record. I personally experienced this last summer when applying to work for a company specialized in offering chauffeur services. I was amazed by such an attitude. In the soap DC we are studying in class, Mason and Pete apply for a job at the state department. After passing the first selection with success, a member of the government comes to their house to ask them very personal question about their past. This is called “background check”. In this essay we will discuss whether such acts are acceptable or not and if the interviewees should tell the truth or are better off lying. It is difficult to take a position and say if background checks are good or not, it definitely depends of the context. In my opinion, background checks are acceptable if they are used exclusively to evaluate the ability of the person to do the job. For instance,